Knox County Business Licenses
(865) 215-2392
The Knox County Clerk issues county business licenses and collects business taxes.

City of Knoxville Business Licenses
(865) 215-2083
The City of Knoxville Business License Office issues city business licenses and collects business taxes.

Knoxville Chamber
(865) 637-4550
The Knoxville Chamber of Commerce offers professional development seminars on an array of small business topics throughout the year.

Tennessee Small Business Development Center
(865) 246-2663
Business start-up, planning, taxes, market analysis, loan prep and other topics covered through workshops, online seminars and one-on-one consultations.

Technology 2020
(865) 220-2020
Tech2020 is a public-private partnership that supports the region’s technology-based industries by providing access to venture capital (Southern Appalachian Fund and Meritus Ventures) and promoting programs of interest and advocacy through the Center for Entrepreneurial Growth, Innovation Valley Technology Council and Innovation Valley Nano Alliance. Learn more about federal R&D grants – SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) – by logging onto www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbir

Family Business Institute of East Tennessee
(865) 386-6248
This organization provides forums, seminars, roundtables and professional business assessments for family-owned businesses.

SCORE – Service Corps. Of Retired Executives
(865) 692-0716
Free and confidential entrepreneurial counseling and support for small business owners.

Knoxville Overground
Membership organization that promotes entrepreneursship.

Entrepreneurs of Knoxville
Membership organization that promotes entrepreneursship.

University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services
(888) 763-7439
This institute provides training and best practices workshops for area manufacturers to help improve productivity, government contracting, environmental and safety compliance, and research and development opportunities.

Export Assistance Center
(865) 545-4637
The U.S. Department of Commerce offers assistance and services to businesses wanting to export their goods to foreign markets.  Additional information can be found at the homepage of the National Export Center located at http://www.export.gov/.

TVA Comprehensive Services Program
(615) 232-6225
TVA supports small, disadvantaged, minority, and woman-owned firms and targeted commercial-sector businesses through strategic partnerships, outreach activities, networks, electronic tools, and business assistance. The goal of these initiatives is to ensure the growth and success of the Valley’s business community.

Innovation Valley, Inc.
Innovation Valley, Inc. is a regional economic development initiative centered on a 25-mile Technology Corridor with world-class resources in science, technology and business.  The partnership was created to implement a five-year economic development blueprint for business growth in the Knoxville-Oak Ridge area of East Tennessee. The blueprint outlines 13 targeted industry sectors that are based on an analysis of the region’s world-class resources.

Knoxville Chamber
The Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership was founded to be a one-stop shop for businesses in the Knoxville area. The Partnership brings together organizations focused on providing advice, council and services to entrepreneurs, start-ups, small businesses, large businesses, professionals and relocating or expanding companies.

East Tennessee Economic Development Agency
ETEDA is a regional marketing and business recruitment organization that provides site location information and assistance. ETEDA helps facilitate the site selection process with its co-located partners, the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The three organizations work together as one business recruitment team, which provides a single point of contact for the 15-county Knoxville-Oak Ridge region.

Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development
The Department of Economic and Community Development has spearheaded the State of Tennessee's effort to create higher-skilled and better paying jobs. The last seven years have seen the creation of 179,296 new jobs, $29.2 billion in capital investment and 48 corporate headquarters locations in Tennessee. In the last year, we’ve been called the nation’s most competitive state for business, the second-best for business climate and the most improved state for development.

Greater Knoxville Foreign Trade Zone
The Greater Knoxville FTZ #148 was established in 1989 to support international trade and help expand our region's economy. The Zone serves the Knoxville Port of Entry which includes Knox, Anderson and Blount counties and the 10 contiguous outlying counties integral to our regional economy. FTZ #148 currently consists of five general purpose zones and one special purpose sub-zone.